# old coat - donate even though zipper no worky? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262 "2012-01-31T03:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262/21 "2012-01-31T23:33:01Z")
Donate. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262/22 "2012-02-01T00:24:18Z")
Other than the two dissenters, you’ve all pretty much told me what I expected to hear. (Well, except as mentioned above I hadn’t thought about textile recyclers.) I’ll safety-pin a little note to it and drop it off. (Note to poor folks in the DFW area: if next winter you wind up with a powder-blue jacket - it might’ve been mine! 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262/23 "2012-02-01T06:41:28Z")
I have to say that I’ve bought some clothes and sheets and such with stains and holes, not to use as is, but to make other things out of them. A lot of crafters do this, especially quilters. Here’s a [quilt](http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/smokey-mountain-stars.html) made from men’s shirts, plus how she made the quilt. However, if I needed a coat and had very little money to spend, heck yes I’d buy a coat with a broken zipper. Even if I didn’t repair it, it’s a lot better than no coat at all. I used to buy clothes from an outlet that sold seconds, and I did a lot of minor repairs on stuff that I got for a song. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262/24 "2012-02-01T16:40:51Z")
> [@highrollinwooded](#): > > Nothing pisses me off more than buying something at a thrift shop, getting it home, and realizing that the zipper is broke, item is stained, etc…If it’s non functional,THROW IT OUT!!! That’s silly. It’s your responsibility to check for problems that you can’t live. (I say this as somebody who has bought most of her wardrobe from thrift stores). Donate it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coat-donate-even-though-zipper-no-worky/611262.md?page=1)